Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sometimes my own mind is stubborn, and no amount of lecturing it seems to help — it just keeps wandering off.
So instead of arguing with it, I turn it toward song and praise. That, more than any scolding, is what colors it with love.
This one is about talking to your own stubborn mind.
Moorakh man samjhaa-ay aakha-o kaytrhaa means "foolish mind, how much can I keep teaching you?" Anyone who has tried to stop worrying just by telling themselves to stop knows this problem.
The answer comes in the next line. Gurmukh har gun gaa-ay means the one turned toward the Guru sings the One's goodness. Rang rangaytrhaa means that singing dyes the mind with love.
Think of a friend who is upset. A lecture rarely helps. Putting on a song you both love often does. The mind is trained not by arguing with it, but by turning it toward praise.
When has arguing with yourself not worked as well as just changing what you do?
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